Refugee Connections Spokane

The prime program offers extended case management, short term resource navigation services, educational workshops, and peer support groups to refugee adults and those with similar status who came to the united states in the past five years with the ultimate goal of self-sufficiency for participating clients. Staff meticulously document progress and outcomes. In 2024, the program served a total of 63 unduplicated clients through all services, many of whom got new jobs, appropriate housing, enrolled in childcare, enrolled in esl and higher education courses, and obtaind driver's licenses.

The refugee and immigrant wellness program offers culturally responsive wellness, including mental health services to participants. The wellness team successfully offered peer support groups, a free food market with fresh produce in addition to food deliveries for families with mobility or transportation barriers, one-on-one counseling services, nature and community outings, special support for families in the perinatal period, and yoga. The program served over 1,000 individuals through the course of the year.

The welcome to spokane program offers city resource and recreation tours, resource navigation, and educational workshops to recently arrived refugees and those with similar statuses to help them become oriented to the local community and more easily navigate day-to-day life. In 2024, the program served over 100 individuals with these services.